Popcorn Gals

A film club with women at the center of the story.

Popcorn Gals

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Led by Leah Leach, award-winning filmmaker and founder of Gal’s Guide, Popcorn Gals is your chance to deep dive into women-centered films — both documentaries and narratives. We watch the film on our own time, then come together online to share insights, laughter, and thoughtful conversation.

Leah works to pick films available on popular streaming services, but we also encourage you to check your local library.

The Quest for Sleep (2022)

March 19 – 8pm-10pm Eastern Time

Leah’s pick for Rest is Resistance Month is The Quest for Sleep, a documentary about the importance of rest and the reasons why it’s so hard sometimes. Narrated by Octavia Spencer. Directed by Rachel Mills. Currently available on YouTube.
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A Woman’s Place (2020)

April 23 – 8pm-10pm Eastern Time
**ONE WEEK LATER THAN NORMAL**

Leah is in Colorado so we’re gonna push Popcorn Gals back 1 week.

Leah’s pick for Nourishment & the Table month is a short documentary from 2020 called, A Woman’s Place. The stories of three female chefs, their careers, and their shared experience as women in the culinary industry facing and overcoming institutionalized sexism. Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi. Currently available on YouTube.
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Calendar Girls (2008)

May 21 – 8pm-10pm Eastern Time

Leah’s pick for Movement & Joy In the Body Month is Calendar Girls, a movie about middle-aged women creating a nude calendar to raise money. In the process, they find a little joy in their body again. Directed by Nigel Cole. Currently available on Amazon Prime.

What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)

June 18 – 8pm-10pm Eastern Time

Leah’s pick for Creativity & Expression Month is a biopic about Tina Turner. This month is about women who turned pain into beauty, and how creative play supports well-being. Tina is simply the best for that. Directed by Brian Gibson. Currently available on Tubi, Peacock, Starz, Hulu, Sling, Roku, Amazon Prime, YouTube and more

Zoom Link

Third Thursday of each month
8pm Eastern Time

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Show your movie love! Popcorn Gals stickers are perfect for water bottles and laptops like it’s your grown-up Girl Scout sash!

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Past Films

Here are the previous films we’ve watched and discussed as either Popcorn Gals of Gal’s Guide Film Club.

  • LGBTQ+ Gal’s Month – Battle of the Sexes (2017)
  • Marvel Month – Captain Marvel (2018)
  • Archeology Month – Letters from Baghdad (2016)
  • Filmmaker Month – Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blache (2018)
  • Witches Month – Hocus Pocus (1993)
  • Sci-fi Gals – The Matrix (1999)
  • Inspirational Gals – A League of Their Own (1992)
  • Culinary Gals – Julie & Julia (2009)
  • Librarians Month – Agora (2009)
  • Poetry Month – Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
  • Asian Month – Spirited Away (2001)
  • Pride Month – PRIDE (2014)
  • Disability Month – Crip Camp (2020)
  • Aviation Month – Fly Like a Girl (2019)
  • Working Women Month – 9 to 5 (1980)
  • Folklore Month – Brave (2012)
  • Medicine Woman Month – Gather (2020)
  • Australia Month – Mad Max Fury Road (2015)
  • Africa Month – The Woman King (2022)
  • Ireland Month – Secret of Kells (2009)
  • Middle East Month – Wadja (2012)
  • Japan Month – Your Name (2016)
  • Caribbean Month – Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It (2021)
  • Canada Month – Women Talking (2022)
  • India Month – Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
  • Personal Change Month – Thelma & Louise (1991)
  • Defiance Month – Heathers (1989)
  • Political Change Month – She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (2014)
  • Hope/Persistence Month – Black Barbie (2023)
  • Rooted in Self Month – I Am (2010)
  • Heart & Connection – Ghostbusters (2016)